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Forest Cockroach
Ectobius sylvestris
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Dusky CockroachEctobius lapponicus
Ectobius erythronotus
Ectobius lucidus
Phyllodromica maculata
Amber Wood CockroachEctobius vittiventris
Planuncus tingitanus
Phyllodromica megerlei
Pennsylvania Wood CockroachParcoblatta pennsylvanica
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,564 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,553 |
| Austria | 1,026 |
| Germany | 857 |
| Steiermark | 652 |
| Finland | 414 |
| Russia | 314 |
| France | 204 |
| Sachsen | 200 |
| Bayern | 163 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Ecological
- ColonialFrom its classification
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Cockroaches and Termites · Blattodea |
| Family | Wood Cockroaches · Ectobiidae |
| Genus | Ectobius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Forest Cockroach with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.